Import/export HS code 530929: Various flax fabrics (specific types)

Woven flax fabrics with unique finishes or treatments, not unbleached or bleached

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 7,730,237
Belgium 3,546,780
Turkey 3,073,174
Spain 1,484,649
India 1,481,045

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 3,975,969 3,754,268 -221,701
Belgium 1,839,463 1,707,317 -132,146
Turkey 1,550,800 1,522,374 -28,426
Spain 628,536 856,113 +227,577
India 744,887 736,158 -8,729
France 694,340 676,064 -18,276
United States 402,818 438,498 +35,680
Germany 308,473 253,644 -54,829
China 218,419 175,301 -43,118
Lithuania 175,995 46,246 -129,749

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 8,465,643
Belgium 3,540,696
Turkey 3,393,240
India 1,776,773
Spain 1,419,396

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 4,271,153 4,194,490 -76,663
Belgium 1,912,224 1,628,472 -283,752
Turkey 1,717,913 1,675,327 -42,586
India 922,905 853,868 -69,037
Spain 602,294 817,102 +214,808
China 489,808 477,221 -12,587
France 297,882 324,065 +26,183
United States 110,301 111,087 +786
United Kingdom 107,381 107,308 -73
Lithuania 159,160 46,246 -112,914

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 84
West Yorkshire 19
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - West and North West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 62 60 -2
West Yorkshire 13 12 -1
Inner London - East 11 15 +4
Outer London - West and North West 6 9 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 7 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
Kent 3 6 +3
Lancashire 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,579,142
Air transport 5,118,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,061,315
Road transport 567,048
Other 38,852

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,161,532 5,417,610 -743,922
Air transport 2,494,546 2,623,730 +129,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,950,124 2,111,191 +161,067
Road transport 281,504 285,544 +4,040
Other 26,432 12,420 -14,012

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,188,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,660,521
Thamesport 2,574,473
Eurotunnel 2,191,692
London 2,037,973

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 2,411,410 1,776,688 -634,722
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,360,057 1,300,464 -59,593
Thamesport 1,194,117 1,380,356 +186,239
Eurotunnel 1,111,976 1,079,716 -32,260
London 922,411 1,115,562 +193,151
London Heathrow Airport 805,213 752,943 -52,270
East Midlands Airport 689,983 764,072 +74,089
London Stansted Airport 504,833 685,961 +181,128
London Gateway Port 456,544 508,968 +52,424
Birmingham Airport 360,039 261,057 -98,982

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of textiles 27
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 24
Manufacture of furniture 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 62
2025-10 57
2025-09 51
2025-08 53
2025-07 65

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 124
0-1m 63
54m+ 27
15m-54m 23
Other 16

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 12,094,421
France 2,083,613
Netherlands 1,174,899
China 729,310
Canada 643,898

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 6,084,026 6,010,395 -73,631
France 1,128,921 954,692 -174,229
Netherlands 559,676 615,223 +55,547
China 428,026 301,284 -126,742
Canada 365,851 278,047 -87,804
Italy 247,692 294,105 +46,413
India 174,064 246,957 +72,893
South Africa 203,783 193,044 -10,739
New Zealand 274,601 100,551 -174,050
Germany 186,533 148,286 -38,247

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 5,619
XU 1,128
Poland 167

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 4,729 890 -3,839
XU 957 171 -786
Poland 93 74 -19

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,361,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,470,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,270,246
Road transport 195,160
Other 6,914

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 8,375,371 7,986,533 -388,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,786,131 1,684,060 -102,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,245,846 1,024,400 -221,446
Road transport 195,160 0 -195,160
Other 5,779 1,135 -4,644

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,468,249
London Stansted Airport 4,221,150
London Heathrow Airport 4,097,650
ZLC 2,299,633
Dover 1,932,378

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 2,565,634 1,902,615 -663,019
London Stansted Airport 1,907,327 2,313,823 +406,496
London Heathrow Airport 2,010,289 2,087,361 +77,072
ZLC 1,431,738 867,895 -563,843
Dover 913,386 1,018,992 +105,606
Dover / Eurotunnel 810,445 604,552 -205,893
Manchester Airport 482,081 629,248 +147,167
London Gateway Port 542,419 155,063 -387,356
Liverpool Docks 402,592 292,729 -109,863
Southampton 88,689 576,608 +487,919

Quick facts

HS code: 530929

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Woven flax fabrics with unique finishes or treatments, not unbleached or bleached